Yuanfan Yang began playing piano at age six at the Horsforth Music Centre in Leeds. He passed Grade 8 at age eight and achieved a Diploma of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music at age ten. He currently studies piano and composition and has been awarded for both. His most recent awards for piano performance are first prizes in the Keyboard Category of the BBC Young Musician 2012 and the 2010 RNCM James Mottram International Piano Competition (under 19). He has performed at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and the Manchester Bridgewater Hall, among other notable venues and has performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and other remarkable groups.